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Oh, I'm at my kid limit, thats for certain - not a socialist in the bunch, either. Good American materialists, who like the notion that they live in a nation where their opportunities are boundless, that they can pursue any career they want, and aren't trapped by their gender as women are in unenlightened cultures and societies.

I wouldn't think y'all would understand that.

You might be surprised what we'd understand. Christians, like conservatives, don't fit the stereotypes of the Washington Post.

At any rate, even if we didn't understand, that wouldn't matter, as the primary political aim of Christians is to be left alone to practice our faith without government meddling. We want a much smaller government (more money in your pocket). We want to end socialist education (no more property taxes and you can send your children to the market-accountable school of your choice and still have money left over).

Our strongest discipline is expulsion from the church, so we don't hold on to those, including women, who grew up among us but want to leave the church and pursue another path.

So what's so scary?

The only people permitted to vote would be members of 'biblically correct' churches. Most notably, a theonomic order would make homosexuality, adultery, blasphemy, propagation of false doctrine, and incorrigible behavior by disobedient children subject to the death penalty, preferably administered by stoning…a reconstructed America would have little room for Jews, Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, atheists, or even non-Reconstructionist Christians.

If your strongest discipline is expulsion from the church, and that's how you like it and want it to remain, if you want school choice, if you want much smaller government, etc., etc. then this article is not even about you. I know this article isn't about me, and I'm a Christian; Southern Baptist, specifically.

At any rate, even if we didn't understand, that wouldn't matter, as the primary political aim of Christians is to be left alone to practice our faith without government meddling. We want a much smaller government (more money in your pocket). We want to end socialist education (no more property taxes and you can send your children to the market-accountable school of your choice and still have money left over).

It seems as if those are somewhat libertarian goals. The people on this thread which you are arguing with, while nice people, have a great fear of libertarianism/constitutionalism/small-government. Basically New-Deal fans domestically with strong foreign policy views.

what's so scary?

I also don't get what's so scary about the big, bad Reconstructionists.

If I understand correctly, they envision an eventual world where Christ has opened the hearts of nearly everyone to the glory of His kingdom.

Shudder. A fate worse than death for some, it would appear. Can't have too much of that glory; we might lose sight of the really important stuff.